The experience of previous and current emergency events continues to show a disconnect of real-time information between government agencies, wildfire officials and citizens. Small communities often are not covered by regional news media which can make it difficult for some people to get updated information. To stay informed, a number of useful emergency links can be found on this page.
Alertable – Alertable website and phone app provides emergency alerts and mass notifications to keep you informed of emergencies and daily incidents in your community, workplace and school. Use Alertable for locations in Canada to stay aware.
| Evacuation Orders & Alerts are in effect in the North Okanagan for the Hullcar Mountain Wildfire, northwest of Armstrong (Fire Number K41796). If you are on EVACUATION ORDER you can register yourself for Emergency Support Services online at: https://ess.gov.bc.ca/ Please note, the Township Reception Centre has moved to the Armstrong Spallumcheen fairgrounds at 3315 Pleasant Valley Road. You can proceed there to register in person. Check Evacuation Orders & Alerts.
The Township of Spallumcheen is providing residents with Interactive Evacuation Mapping to check the evacuation status of their property. Users can search for their address using the search bar in the top right corner of the map, or users can navigate to their property on the map and click on the parcel. Armstrong/Spallumcheen Interactive Evacuation Mapping |
| Real-Time Radio Frequency Monitoring BC Forestry Water Bombers: 164.040, 122.050,123.575 & 129.250 MHz BC Forestry Helicopters & Ground Crews: 164.145 & 164.910 MHz Salmon Arm Rap Attack: 164.265 MHz |
Worldwide Wildfire Info & Map Viewers
| BC Wildfire Map – BC Fire Bans & Restrictions Explore interactive maps and access up-to-date information on current wildfire activity, evacuation orders, and alerts in British Columbia. |
| Canada Fire Smoke Forecast |
| Emergency Map BC EmergencyMapBC is overseen by EmergencyInfoBC and serves as a general reference for current public safety conditions during emergencies. |
| GeaMap Worldwide Cartography Map Viewers Geamap offers high resolution interactive satellite fire maps produced by Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada (NASA/USFS FIRMS). Satellite information is collected, processed and quickly made available to the public within a few hours. |
| FIRMS US/Canada Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada provides near real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites to meet the needs of firefighters, scientists and users interested in monitoring fires with focus on US & Canada. |
Worldwide Weather Info & Map Viewers
| BC North Okanagan Weather Conditions and Forecast |
| Windy Weather radar, wind and waves forecast for kiters, surfers, paragliders, pilots, sailors and anyone else. Worldwide animated weather map with easy to use layers and precise spot forecast. |
| Zoom Earth Live Zoom Earth is an interactive weather map of the world. Track the development of storms, monitor wildfires and smoke and stay aware of the latest conditions by viewing satellite imagery in near real-time. |
Earth & Instant Street Interactive Viewers
| Instant Google Street View Instantly see a Google Street View of any supported location. Simply type an address or place name to instantly see it. |
| ShowMyStreet Enjoy a split screen of a Google topo map and instant Google Streets |
| Google Earth |
Misc. Info Viewers
| DriveBC Webcams |
| BC Ferry Services |
| Distance Calculator With the distance calculator distance.to you can easily determine distances between world-wide locations. |